Project Update: North America

Current status of key projects in North America

• Seattle Federal Way Link Extension, US

  November 1, 2020
  Development of a light rail extension in Seattle.

• Los Angeles Regional Connector Transit Project, US

  November 1, 2020
  The Regional Connector Transit Project is a planned light rail extension in downtown Los Angeles.

• North Metro Rail, Denver

  October 1, 2020
  Development of the commuter rail service in Denver.

• Dallas–Houston high-speed rail (HSR), United States

  October 1, 2020
  The project is also known as the Texas Central High Speed Passenger Rail Line. It involves the development of a HSR line from Dallas to Houston in Texas.

• Miami-Dade’s South Corridor Rapid Transit Project, US

  September 1, 2020
  Development of a bus rapid transit (BRT) line connecting Florida City and other South Dade communities to Dadeland and the Miami Central Business District.

• Spokane Central City Line BRT project, Washington

  September 1, 2020
  Development of a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Spokane, Washington.

• Phoenix Northwest Light Rail extension Phase II, United States

  August 1, 2020
  The project involves the development of Phase II of the Northwest light rail extension.

• Norristown High Speed Line, Pennsylvania

  August 1, 2020
  Expansion of the rapid transit system in Pennsylvania by 2024.

• OC Streetcar, Orange, United States

  July 1, 2020
  Development of the first modern streetcar system in Orange County.

• East–West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Milwaukee, US

  July 1, 2020
  Development of the first BRT line in the Milwaukee metropolitan area.

• KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Project, Kansas City

  June 1, 2020
  Planned extension of the Kansas City (KC) Streetcar to Midtown, Westport, the Art Museum District, the Plaza, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).

• Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Project, US

  May 1, 2020
  Expansion of the Amtrak San Joaquin and Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) passenger rail services to the greater Sacramento area.

• Hurontario LRT, Canada

  May 1, 2020
  Development of a light rail transit (LRT) system serving Mississauga and Brampton.

• Brampton–Toronto Pearson International Airport Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Canada

  April 1, 2020
  Construction of a new BRT line connecting Brampton to Toronto Pearson International Airport.

• Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) River Corridor BRT, US

  March 1, 2020
  Development of a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system in the Capital District of New York State.

• Chicago Transit Authority Subway (CTA-L), US

  March 1, 2020
  Expansion and modernisation of the existing subway network.

• Division Transit BRT Project, US

  February 1, 2020
  Development of a bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor in Portland. The BRT will connect downtown Portland to Southeast and East Portland and Gresham

• Birmingham Xpress Bus Rapid Transit, United States

  January 1, 2020
  Development of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in and around Birmingham.

• Brightline High-Speed Rail (HSR), USA

  January 1, 2020
  Expansion of Brightline high speed rail (HSR) line.

• Charlotte Lynx Rapid Transit Services, US

  December 1, 2019
  The light rail system, called Lynx Rapid Transit Services, has been serving Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, since 2007.